Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Qadri Razavi | |
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 Shrine of Mazar Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui
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| Title | Qari, Sheikh, Hafiz |
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| Born | 1336 AH / 27 December 1918 CE |
| Died | 1403 AH / 23 March 1983 CE |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Modern |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
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Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (27 December 1918 – 23 March 1983) (Urdu محمد مصلح الدین صدیقى), was a preacher born in Nanded on India's Deccan Plateau. He belonged to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam and a mureed of Amjad Ali Aazmi.
Education
Under the supervision of his father Ghulam Jilani, he memorized the Quran. On the suggestion of Muhammad Abdul Aziz Muhaddis Mubarakpuri, in 1935 at the age of 17 years he went to Darul-uloom Ashrafiya in Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, where he studied fiqh, hadith and other Islamic subjects. After 8 years at this university, he travelled with Abdul Azeez Mubarakpuri in 1943 to Nagpur.
Sadrush Sharia and entered Qari Muslehuddin in his Bay'ah during 1358 AH. At the age of 29, in 1946, Muhammad Amjad Ali Azami conferred khilafah upon him thus giving him permission to speak on behalf of the Qadiriyya Order.
Pakistan Movement
During the Pakistan Movement, Siddiqui was among the scholars who sided with Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League, on the platform of "All India Sunni Conference" held at Banaras in 1946.
Migration to Pakistan
Siddiqui later went back to Karachi and joined his previously left position of Khatib in Akhond Masjid situated in Kharadar, soon after this he was requested to join Khori Garden Masjid situated at Jodia Bazar. He also corresponded with "Madarsa Qadiriyya" located in Baghdad to send many Pakistani students for higher studies.
Death
On the 7th day of Jumada al-Thani 1403 AH, corresponding to 23 March 1983, at noon, he felt ill, and died in the ambulance en route to the hospital due to a heart attack at the age of 67 years. He is buried in Khori Garden, Kharadar.
